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Altsachsenheim Castle Ruins

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    1. Altsachsenheim Castle Ruins – View of Bissingen an der Enz loop from Sachsenheim

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    2. View of Bissingen an der Enz – Altsachsenheim Castle Ruins loop from Bissingen

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    3. Old Wooden Cart – Egartenhof Manor House loop from Sonnenfeld

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    July 19, 2015

    Altsachsenheim is the ruin of a hilltop castle on the district of the city of Sachsenheim. The ruin of the castle is located on the slope of the plateau above the village Untermberg in the Enztal, 230 m above sea level. NN. The castle is said to have been built in the 13th century as the ancestral seat of the Lords of Sachsenheim. (Source: Wikipedia)

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      July 3, 2019

      The hilltop castle, usually referred to in the sources as "Äußere Burg" or in 1787 also "Obermberg"[2], is said to have been built in the 13th century as the ancestral seat of the lords of Sachsenheim.[3] Also because Großsachsenheim Castle was built in place of a previous castle from the 11th century, which has been proven by excavations, the State Monuments Office considers it likely that the Outer Castle on the boundary of the boundary was not their ancestral seat, but built by the Lords of Remmingen who were related to them became.[4] The Herrenhof in Remmingen and the Remminger Schlössle in Rotenacker also go back to this family. Its castle stables above the former Remmingen can still be seen. The Herrenhof in Remmingen or Remmigheim is said to have been the actual headquarters of the Sachsenheimers as a branch of the Remmingers.[5] It is possible that a line of the lords of Remmingen renamed themselves Sachsenheim when they came into possession of this lordship.[6]

      During the feud between the Sachsenheimers and the Württembergers as part of the Schlegler War, the troops of Count Eberhard III. von Württemberg destroyed many Sachsenheim goods. The state monument office found evidence that "Altsachsenheim" was also affected.[7]

      Around 1430 the castle went to the lords of Nippenburg. After the lords of Sachsenheim died out, their remaining possessions fell to the House of Württemberg in 1561.
      more: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altsachsenheim

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        October 18, 2020

        Next to the main entrance (metal grille) there is a bench with a beautiful view. Nice place for a little snack break.

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          December 28, 2021

          Walk around the castle and enjoy the view from the bench. Romantic even at sunrise or sunset.

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            February 13, 2022

            Bench at the entrance with a view of the Enztal and Bissingen

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              July 3, 2019

              Old Sachsenheim- fortified wall square

              The mighty remains of the walls of the Enz Valley, which runs from southwest to northeast, rise above the village of "Untermberg". The castle ruins are reflected like a huge block in the water of the Enz. If you cross the plateau - the so-called Burgfeld - from Sachsenheim to the south-east, you will reach the hamlet of "Egartenhof". In the topographical map you can find the term "Ruin Äußere Burg" - this is the castle of Alt Sachsenheim. In the small hamlet there is still an old manor house and a wine press. This presumed farm yard of the former castle is located north of the core castle, which measures approx. 20 by 20 meters.
              Proof: burgen-web.de/altsachsenheim.htm

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                December 15, 2021

                Unfortunately closed, it can only be viewed from the outside

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                  March 10, 2019

                  Castle ruin Sachsenheim

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                    May 14, 2020

                    The ruins of the castle complex are located on the slope of the plateau above the village of Untermberg in the Enz Valley, 230 m above sea level. NN. The south wall of the core castle is just under 1 meter behind the boundary of Großsachsenheim and Untermberg, which suggests that Untermberg winegrowers acquired it after the castle was abandoned.[1] To the west of the castle, a steep ravine leads down from the castle hamlet of Egartenhof in a “blade” to Untermberg. The location above the Enztal enabled the lords of the castle to collect customs duties from raftsmen and carters.
                    Untermberg, which was originally built on the Remminger Marking, belonged to the town of Großsachsenheim until 1953, but was then incorporated into the municipality of Bissingen an der Enz and, as part of the municipal reform in 1975, became part of the present-day town of Bietigheim-Bissingen. The castle ruins of Altsachsenheim were thus separated from Untermberg, so they remained with Großsachsenheim, which was merged into today's town of Sachsenheim as part of the municipal reform.

                    more: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altsachsenheim

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                      November 10, 2022

                      This is the stuff of history books

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                        March 28, 2023

                        It's just a murderous wall, but everything is locked

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                          Location: Bietigheim-Bissingen, Landkreis Ludwigsburg, Kraichgau-Stromberg, Karlsruhe District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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